FRANCE football legend Zinedine Zidane has been immortalised in a 16ft statue in Paris – showing the moment he lost the rag and headbutted a rival in the 2006 World Cup final.

Instead of highlighting his football wizardry, the bronze monument captures the end of ZZ’s career as he was sent off in disgrace for nutting Italian Marco Materazzi.

Algerian-born artist Adel Abdessemed ignored the gifted midfielder’s finest moments for the new work sited outside the famous Pompidou museum.

With plenty of highlights to choose from, fans will wonder why the sculptor chose not to recreate his wonder volley at Hampden in 2002 which secured the Champions League trophy for Real Madrid against Bayer Leverkusen.

The 2006 World Cup final wasn’t just a dark moment for Zidane as France lost 5-3 on penalties.